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Thank You for your service sir

Try this for the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PirateShipDefiance

Nice work

Sutler John is an OUTSTANDING! Sutler. We have always been pleased with his his products and his communication with us concerning his services.

I saw that too, I hope to make it up there. As for KRF we worked 1 day there a couple of years ago, Fantastic Time. have friends who work there for the season. make sure to get there early and plan to stay till close.

One of the organizers contacted our captain a while back - I may see who out of the group may be interested in going up and checking it out - i know it has been going on for a few years now but we usually had events that conflicted with it.

I know our crew was contacted a bit ago but we never heard back from them.

Is there any examples of these notes? Images or terminology used in the note?

They did a fantastic job

I think i've seen the same show. It is possible that they actually held no value, treated more like a game piece. But like you this was the only place I have heard of them.

A&E Network, but that was a mistake. Actually produced by National Geographic Channel

I have to agree with Blackbeard, i wish A&E would do more like that. Although not a documentary I have to say the Mythbusters Pirate shows were the worse.

I have read some that say on ships often the rope was sent over the yard, on end had a noose which was placed around the neck, the other end was given to a number of sailor who would the haul up the condemned. this basically would slowly strangle the victim.

Awesome work

Love that movie....

Just getting back into it after a few years, a couple of my mates are starting up as well. I'll look for when I come back from our pirate weekend.

Historic Trek costumes? The mind boggles, mrbungle. I always thought it was funny how so many people decided to be a captain. (And then there's my crew...which no one wants to captain. )

Ha, Early on i suggested we elect Capt. Atwood Capt. for life when he wasn't able to make one of our meetings... The look on his face was priceless when we told him... But after all these years I have come to realize how long someone can hold a grudge LOL

I'm with Hawlyns! FIELD TRIP!!!!

Look for Tew Rum, it is suppose to be based on a 200 yr old recipe - http://newportstorm.com/thomastewrums.asp

“[1705] Whilst we were at this Island of Amboyna, we were so much troubled with Moskitoes, (which are a sort of Gnats,) that every Night we were forced to put our selves in a Bag, before we could go to sleep; for otherwise these Creatures would so bite us, that there was no sleeping:” (William Funnell, A Voyage Round the World, p. 270)

There were straw ticks, what we would call mattresses.

Thank you Mission and Jendobyns

​I think i have a good idea of what I'm doing at my next encampment. And Captain Attwood, funny thing happened at the last Smith - there was rum and fire wood was on the other side of camp.... That damn MacKinnon....

I have a question about sleeping gear. I know about rope beds, hammocks and such, but what else would they utilize and how?

For instance if sleeping in a lean-to did they just lie on the bare ground, was there ever a thing like a period sleeping bag?

Port Rosemary may have actually been marblehead ma or somewhere close to there - we need to look at some maps...

I have a copy of that Capt if you need it excellent book

Thank you again gentlemen this extremely helpful

Thanks guys, the boat we are looking to make this for is the Formidable, http://pirateshipcharters.com/Welcome_Aboard.html . Several of our crew has worked on her over the last year and we are talking with her Captain about possibly sailing her down to our homeport using some traditional navigational methods. It’s not a long haul but we thought it would be cool to try and get some hands on experience in this.